YEAR2UNIT10:THEHOLYSPIRITLESSON3:THESPIRITEMPOWERS

Temptation of JesusSessionOverview

Objectivesforthelesson:1. TounderstandtheimportantparttheHoly

Spiritplaysinourlives.2. Tolearnthatwecanallbefilledwiththe

HolySpirit.3. ToknowJesuswasfilledwiththeHolySpirit.

Learningoutcomesforthelesson:1. TolearntheimportanceofknowingGod’s

Wordinourlives.2. Tounderstandtheimportanceofallowing

theHolySpirittoworkinourlivesandwewillbeempoweredandstrengthened.

SuggestedGames:

‘Passtheflame’*‘HolySpiritrelay!’*‘Namegame’(Seethegamessheetenclosed)

SuggestedSongs:

‘SpiritoftheLivingGod’*‘HolySpiritfillsmeup’*‘Fatherweadoreyou’(Seethesongssheetenclosed)

Memoryverseforthisunit:

‘ThehelperistheHolySpirittheFatherwillsendinmyplace.HewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou’John14:26

(SeetheMemoryversesheetenclosed)

BibleBlast:

• KeyPassage: ‘Matthew4:1-11’

• Talkandapplication:

(SeetheBibleBlastsheetenclosed)

Response:

• Suggestedactivity: ‘EdibleBible’

• KeyQuestions: Fordifferentagegroups(Seetheresponsesheetenclosed)

ReflectandPray:‘FizzyExplosivePrayers’

(Seetheresponsesheetenclosed)

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1. ‘SpiritoftheLivingGod.’CompleteMissionPraiseNo.612(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2Unit10)

2. ‘HolySpiritfillsmeup’AmazingGodSongsforChildrenCDbyBrendonandCathieClancy(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)

3. ‘Fatherweadoreyou.’CompleteMissionPraiseNo.44(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)

4. ‘Breathonme’HillsongUnitedCDShouttotheLord2000

(SeevideoonPinterestsiteYear2unit10)

* pleasenote:inordertousethesesongsyouneedtoeitherbuytheCDordownloadtheindividualsongfromitunesorgotothewebsiteprovided.

Multimedia:VideosongsonJIGSAWDDYCPinterestsite‘Year2Unit10TheHolySpirit’

Usefulwebsites:www.missionpraise.comwww.gofishresources.comwww.elevationkids.com www.childbiblesongs.com www.itunes.com

SONGSUGGESTIONS

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Ideasforfunwaystointroducethelesson:

1. Play‘Passtheflame’.Thisgameisverysimilarto‘squeeze’.Getthechildrenintoacircle,holdinghands.Thechildrenwillpassontheflamebysqueezingthehandnexttothem.Theteacherwillchoosesomeonetobegin.Thechildrenmustonlysqueezeonehandgoingaroundinthecircle.(Thiscanbedifficultforsomechildrenandaddstothefunwhenthesqueezemaybepassedaroundthecirclebothways!)Toaddtothedifficultyyoumayaddanotherinstruction:ifyoudoublesqueezethehandbesideyouthenthesqueezemustchangedirectionandgobackthewayithadcome!Onepersonischosenandaskedtostandinthecentreofthecircletoguesswheretheflamehasbeenpassedto.Theywatchandwhentheynoticeahandbeingsqueezedtheyshoutstop.Iftheyarecorrecttheyswapplaceswiththatperson.WewanttopassonthegoodnewsofJesustothosearoundusandkeepgoing.

2. Agameof‘HolySpiritrelay!’Getthechildrenintoteamstoraceagainsteachother.Havechairsatthetopendoftheroomwithdeflatedballoonssittingonthechairs,(makesureyouhaveaseparateballoonforeachpersonforhygienereasons).Thechildrenraceup,takeaballoon,blowitup,holdtheballoon(donottie)andraceback,releasetheairfromtheballoon,thenthenextpersoncango.Thewinningteamistheteambacksittinginalinewiththeirdeflatedballoonsintheirhands.Wearelikethatballoon,deflateduntilwehavetheHolySpiritinsidetofillusup!

3. Play‘Namegame’Getthechildrenintoacircle.Eachpersonintroducesthemselvesbytheirfirstnameandtellsthegroupafood,beginningwiththesameletterastheirname.Continuethegameusing,colour,footballteam,country,superheroetc.Canletthechildrenchooseagroupingtoo.Wewanttosharewitheachotherandseehoweasyitistostartchattingandfindingoutabouteachother.

* Free Games app on phone or tablet. Search Youth Group Games ‘Tried and tested youth games’.

GAMES

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‘ThehelperistheHolySpiritthefatherwillsendinmyplace.HewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou.’John14:26

MEMORYVERSE

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Lesson1:TheSpiritcomes:PentecostLesson2:TheSpiritguides:Philip&theEthiopianLesson3:TheSpiritempowers:TemptationofJesusFamilyService:PentecostSunday

Waystoteachthememoryverse:

1. Memoryverse‘countdown’.Thereare30wordsorphrasesinthismemoryverse.Teachallthechildrenthememoryversefirst,byusingyourfingerstocountthewordsasyousaytheme.gthefirstline‘ThehelperistheHolySpiritthefatherwillsend’fingers1-10(bothhandsupandallfingersused),thenadd‘inmyplace.’,fingers1-3(Startafreshnewhand3fingers).Secondsentence-‘Hewillteachyoueverythingandhelpyouremembereverything’,fingers1-10(bothhandsupandallfingersused),thenadd‘Ihavetoldyou’,(Startafreshnewhand4fingers)andthenadd‘John14:26’,(Startafreshnewhand3fingers).Oncelearntsplitthegroupintotwo.onesidesaysthememoryversewhilsttheothercountsdownfrom30slowly,seewhowins,canspeedthisupasthechildrengetmorefamiliarwiththememoryverse.Changeoverandcompeteagainsteachother.

2. ‘Wordsearch’memoryverse.Writethememoryverseontoalargepieceofcardandfillinthespaceswithletters.Besttouseagridofsquares10x10

3. ‘Sing’memoryverse.Canputtheseversestothetuneof‘Herewegoroundthemulberrybush’.Herewegoroundthemulberrybush.ThehelperistheHolySpiritThemulberrybush.Themulberrybush.thefatherwillsendinmyplace.Herewegoroundthemulberrybush.HewillteachyoueverythingOnacoldandfrostymorning.andhelpyouremembereverythingIhavetoldyou.

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KEYPASSAGE:Matthew4:1-11

Backgroundinfo:

ThetemptationofJesustookplaceafterJesushadbeenbaptisedbyJohntheBaptist.

TheHolySpirithadcomedownfromheavenandresteduponJesuslikeadove,thereforeensuringthatJesuswasfilledwiththeHolySpiritandreadyforHistestinginthewilderness.

TheHolySpiritguidedJesusinHisearthlylife,providingapatternforJesus’followerstobeempoweredandledbytheSpiritintheirlivestoo.

ThistimeoftestingshowedthatJesusreallywasthesonofGod,abletoovercometheDevilandhistemptations.Italsohelpsustoknowwhattodowhenwearetempted,turntoGod’sWordandpray.

TheDevilisrealandisaroundustotryandcauseustosin.JesuswastemptedbutHeneversinned.TemptationitselfisnotsinbutwesinwhenwegiveintothetemptationanddisobeyGod.

TheDevilchosetotemptJesuswhenHewasathisweakest;hungryandtiredafter40daysoffasting.ButJesuswasabletoovercomeitandresistallofthedevil’stemptationsbecauseHenotonlyknewScripturebutalsoobeyedit.

TheDevilofferedthewholeworldtoJesusifonlyHewouldbowdowntohim!TodaytheDeviloffersusthesamething:power,materialpossessions,wealth,etc.Weneedtobeready,equippedandempoweredtoresistthetemptationstheDevilplacesbeforeus.WeneedtheHolySpirit’shelptomakeusboldandbeabletosay“YoumustworshipthelordyourGod;serveonlyHim.”KnowGod’sWordandpray.

Resourcesrequired:

Alternativetalk/VIDEOseePinterestJIGSAWDDYC‘Year2Unit10HolySpirit’

BIBLEBLAST

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WehavebeentalkingabouttheHolySpiritforthepastfewweeks.HowtheHolySpiritisgiventoustobeourhelperintimesoftroubleandtestingandtobeourcomforterandguideinourlives.

DidyouknowthatJesuswasbaptisedandtheHolySpiritcamedownfromheavenandcameuponHimlikeadove?JohntheBaptist,Jesus’cousin,baptisedhimintheriverJordan.

Andjustlikeus,Jesuswastemptedtodowrongtoo!

Yes!EvenJesuswastemptedbytheDevil.

Sometimesitiseasytobetemptedanddowrongthings.

Haveyoueverbeentemptedtodothewrongthing?Whathappened?Didyougetpunished?Letthechildrenrespond.

Bringoutabagofchocolatebarse.gmilkyways,etc.oneforeachchild.

I’mgoingtotemptyourightnow.

Wholikeschocolate?InmybagIhavebroughtyouallalovely,yummychocolatebar.Starttogivethemoutbutdon’tsayanythingyet!Watchwhathappensandthensay...Ohandbythewaypleasedonotopenyourbaryet!

Begintoslowlyunwrapachocolatebarandeatitinfrontofthechildren.Makenoisesasyoueatandtellthechildrenhowyummyitis.Wouldn’ttheyliketotrytheirs?Butdon’topenityet!

Thentellthechildrenyouneedtogooutoftheroomtowashyourhandsasyouhavemadeamess.

Getanotherteacheratthispointtotellthechildrentoeattheirchocolatebarsasitwon’tbenoticedandwhoistoknowanyway!!(Trytobeverypersuasiveandevenhavesomeoftheotherleaderseattheirs!)

Comebackinandexplaintemptation;wheresomeonetriestogetyoutodosomethingyouknowiswrongbypersuasion,untilyougiveinanddothewrongthing-yousin.Oftenthetemptationisforsomethingthatonlylastsaminutee.geatingthechocolatebar!

InourBiblestodaywereadinMatthewchapter4:1-11howJesuswastemptedbytheDevil.

YesevenJesuswastempted!

(BeginthestorybutusedifferentvoicesfortheDevil,Jesusandthenarrator:)

Narrator:TheBibletellsusthatJesuswasledbytheHolySpiritintothedesert,thewilderness,whereHe wastemptedbytheDevil.For40daysand40nightsJesusatenothingandbecameveryhungry andtired.ThentheDevilcame...

Devil:“IfyouaretheSonofGod,tellthesestonestobecomebread.”

Jesus:‘NO!’Itiswritten:“Manshallnotliveonbreadalone,butoneverywordthatcomesfromthe mouthofGod.”Deuteronomy8:3

Narrator:ThenthedeviltookJesustotheholycityandsethimonthehighestpointofthetemple.

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Devil:‘IfyouaretheSonofGod,’hesaid,‘throwyourselfdown.Foritiswritten:‘“Hewill commandHisangelsconcerningyou,andtheywillliftyouupintheirhands,sothatyou willnotstrikeyourfootagainstastone.”

Jesus:‘Itisalsowritten:“DonotputtheLordyourGodtothetest.”Deuteronomy6:16

Narrator:Again,thedeviltookHimtoaveryhighmountainandshowedHimallthekingdomsofthe worldandtheirsplendour.

Devil:‘AllthisIwillgiveyou,’hesaid,‘ifyouwillbowdownandworshipme.’

Jesus:‘Awayfromme,Satan!Foritiswritten:“WorshiptheLordyourGod,andserveHimonly.” Deuteronomy6:13

Narrator:ThentheDevilleftHim,andangelscameandattendedHim.

Application:YesJesuswastemptedBUTHenevergaveintothetemptation.

Jesusneversinned,HewaswithoutsinandneversinnedHiswholelife.

JesusansweredtheDevil’stemptationbyusingwhatHeknew.JesusreturnedtoGod’sWord,theBibletotelltheDeviltogoawayandstandupforwhatisright.

Wefacetemptationeverydayandwehavechoicestomake.Wecanchoosetodowhatisrightorchoosewhatweknowiswrong.

Buthowdowemakethesechoices?

WereadourBiblesandlearnhowtoliveourlivesforGod.GodtellsusintheBiblehowtoliveagoodandpleasinglifeforHim.TohonourandobeyGodinallthings.

WecanaskGodtocomeandhelpusinourlives,tobecomeafollowerofJesus,tobecomeaChristian.

(IfyouarecomfortablewiththisandanopportunityarisesyoumaywanttoletthechildrenknowhowtobecomeafriendofJesusandbecomeaChristian,abelieverofJesusChrist.See‘HowdoIbecomeaChristian’sheetbelow)

Let’spray.

DearGod,helpustobelikeJesuseveryday.Helpustosaynototemptationandyestoyou.Amen

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HOWDOIBECOMEACHRISTIAN?

BecomingaChristianmeansthatyourealisethatyouneedJesusChristinyourlife.JesusistheSonofGodandHecametoearthtosharethegoodnewsthatGodwantstogettoknowusandhavearelationshipwithus.Godlovesus.Godisholyandhatessin.Jesuswasbornintotheworldandisfullyhumanandfullydivine.HeisourwaytocomeintotheholypresenceofGod.BecauseGodcannotbearoundsin,Jesusdiedforoursinsonthecross,sothatwhenweaskforGod’sforgivenessandaskhimtocomeintoourliveswecanfreelycomeintoGod’sholypresence.WehavealldonewrongandweallneedJesus!

JesusalsogivesusagiftcalledtheHolySpirit.TheHolySpiritisthepartofGodthatcanbewithusallthetime.Hewillcomfortus,guideus,leadusintotruth,teachusmoreaboutJesus,andhelpustolivelikeGodwantsustoo.

ChristianstrytoliveforGodthroughtheirownpersonalfaithinGod.Through:readingthebible,whichisourstudyguide;praying,whichisourcommunicationwithGod,wetalktoGodandwelistentowhatHesaysbacktousandhavingarelationshipwithJesus,havingabestfriend.Themoretimeyouspendwithyourbestfriend,themoreyoustarttoactalike;themoretimewespendwithJesus,themorewe’llstarttoactlikeHim.

Toputitsimply:WerecognisethatweneedJesus.Weacknowledgethatwesinandneedtoaskforforgiveness.WecannowhavearelationshipwithGod.WecanbecomechildrenofGodWecancallGodourFatherWecanonedaybewithGodinheaven. InvitethechildtoprayforforgivenessandforJesustocomeintohis/herlife.Letthechildknowthatsayingthisprayermeans:YouaretrulysorryforallthewrongthingsyouhavedoneYoutrulybelievethatJesustookthepunishmentforyoursinsYoutrulywanttostartarelationshipwithJesustohelpyouturnfromallthewrongthingsyouhavedoneanddowhatisright.

Sampleprayer:

DearLordJesus,Thankyouthatyoudiedforme.IamsorryforallthebadthingsIhavedoneinmylife.Pleaseforgivemeandhelpmetolivemylifeforyou.Amen

Somehelpfulwebsites.www.dltk-bible.com/cv/becoming_a_christian.htmwww.letthelittlechildrencome.comwww.the4points.com/uk

FizzyExplosivePrayers(SeePinterest‘Year2Unit10HolySpirit’orflamecreativekids.blogspot.co.uk)

Materials:Bicarbonateofsoda(bakingpowder),whitevinegar,foodcolouring,eyedroppers.

Mixfoodcolouringintowhitevinegartocolourit.Keepeachcolourofvinegarinaseparatecontaineranduseadifferenteyedropperwitheachone.Coverthebottomofabakingtraywithbicarbonateofsoda.

Bringthechildrenaroundinacircle.TalkwiththemabouttheHolySpirithowitcantransformourlivesandbringchange.Demonstratebydroppingadropofcolouredvinegarontothetray...watchtheexplosionandhowittransformsthebakingpowder.ThiscanhappeninourlivestooifweaskfortheHolySpirittohelpus.RemindthechildrenhowJesuswaspowerfulandreadytofacetheDevil,especiallywiththeHolySpiritwithHim.

Askthechildrentochooseacolourandaddadroptothetray.Astheydropthevinegarontothebakingsoda,praythattheHolySpiritwillcometothemandtransformtheirlives.

Praywiththechildren-DearGod,thankyoufortheHolySpirit.Pleasefilluseachdaywithyourloveandhelp.Amen

SeeCraftworksheet:EdibleBible

Age5-7WhatdidJohntheBaptistdotoJesus?HowdidJesusstoptheDevilfromtemptingHim?HowcanwestoptheDevilfromtemptingustodowrongthings?

Age8-10HowdidtheHolySpiritcomeuponJesus?WhatdidJesususeagainsttheDevil?Areyoutemptedtodowrong?Whatcanyoudotohelpyourself?WhyistheHolySpiritimportantinourlives?

KEYQUESTIONS

RESPONSE

GROUP ACTIVITY & QUESTIONS(Breakintosmallgroups,ageappropriate,classorkeystages)

REFLECT&PRAY

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EdibleBible[Tryandhaveonemadetoshowthechildren]

MATERIALS:

• Slicedbread(2slicesperperson,extraforcuttingoutletters)• Chocolatespread(checkfornutallergy)• Jame.gstrawberry,raspberryetc• Spreaderse.gplasticknifes• Alphabetcutters(DDYChave2sets)• Oralternativelyusesqueezableicingtubestowritewith.• Paperplates(withnameonforeachchild)

See Pinterest JIGSAW DDYC ‘Year 2 Unit 10 Holy Spirit’ for alternative ideas

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Givethechildren2slicesofbreadontheirpaperplate.2.Letthechildrensandwichtheirsliceswithjamorchocolatespread.3.Givethechildrenanothersliceofbreadtocutlettersoutwithe.gBIBLE,ortheir

nameandstickontothefrontoftheirBiblewithjamorspread.4.Alternativelyifyoudonothavealphabetcutterswriteonthebreadwithicingpens

anddecorate.5.EattheirEdibleBible!6.Usethediscussionquestionsinthe‘Response’timetochattogether.